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5.8-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang

GreenWatch Desk Earthquake 2024-02-25, 11:27am

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(BSS/Xinhua) - A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Akqi County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 12:14 p.m. Sunday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 41.15 degrees north latitude and 78.41 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 11 km, the CENC said.